{"id":9009,"date":"2015-09-11T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T09:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=9009"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:55:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:55:25","slug":"efocus-top-ecommerce-and-amazon-news-september-11-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/efocus-top-ecommerce-and-amazon-news-september-11-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"eFocus \u2013 Top eCommerce and Amazon News: September 11, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Welcome to this week&#8217;s edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Google will now deliver fresh food, competing with Amazon:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/journalists\/madhumita-murgia\/\">Madhumita Murgia<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\">The Telegraph<\/a> reports that the biggest tech companies, Google and Amazon, are no longer just fighting to take over your mobile phone&#8230;They want to deliver your fruits and vegetables too. Google will start testing a delivery service for fresh groceries in two US cities later this year, to compete with e-retailer Amazon, and startups like Instacart. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/google\/11853317\/Google-will-now-deliver-fresh-food-competing-with-Amazon.html\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Clarkson \u2018not worth the money\u2019 Amazon spent, says Netflix executive<\/strong>: Monkey via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/\">The Guardian<\/a> reports on the big-money TV transfer that cost even more than Chris Evans\u2019 car collection. But were Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May worth the \u00a3160m that Amazon was reported to have spent on them? No, according to a senior executive at Netflix, who said the US on-demand service had declined to sign up the former Top Gear presenters new show because \u201cit wasn\u2019t worth the money.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/mediamonkeyblog\/2015\/sep\/07\/jeremy-clarkson-not-worth-the-money-amazon-spent-says-netflix-exec\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>eBay\u2019s Best Match: How does it work?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/tamebay.com\/author\/dan\">Dan Wilson<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/tamebay.com\">Tamebay<\/a> reports on a question posed by one of his readers, &#8220;how does eBay Best Match work?&#8221; Dan explains, Best Match is the system that determines how items are displayed in eBay\u2019s search results to buyers. eBay says Best Match is determined by numerous factors such as, seller track record or risk profile on eBay, competitive pricing, including postage &amp; packaging costs and relevance of the listing to the buyer\u2019s search. <a href=\"http:\/\/tamebay.com\/2015\/09\/ebays-best-match-how-does-it-work.html\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>eBay seeks to invite buyers back with new mobile app<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/profiles\/ben.rubin\/\">Ben Fox Rubin<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\">CNET<\/a> reports that eBay has released a new version of its mobile app in an attempt to make it easier for buyers to browse and more helpful for sellers. David Beach, eBay&#8217;s director of product management in mobile, said, &#8220;We needed a clean slate to build upon to build new user experiences&#8230;and this framework allows us to do that.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/uk\/news\/ebay-seeks-to-invite-back-buyers-with-new-mobile-app\/\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon appoints director of social responsibility<\/strong>: Natasha Onwuemezi at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookseller.com\/\">The Bookseller<\/a> reports that Amazon has appointed Christine Bader, as Director of Social Responsibility, amid criticism over its business practices. The ecommerce giant is facing scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world. Last month, Amazon US was the subject of a New York Times expose which portrayed alleged ruthless work practices and culture at the company. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookseller.com\/news\/amazon-appoints-director-social-repsonsibility-311985\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter for pro tips for selling on Amazon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s edition of eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly look at the top ecommerce stories and latest Amazon news from around the Web. 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